sitting

sitting
noun (a period of continuous action, meeting etc: I read the whole book at one sitting; The committee were prepared for a lengthy sitting.) sesión
sitting
tr['sɪtɪŋ]
noun
1 (of meal) turno; (of committee, for portrait) sesión nombre femenino
adjective
1 (position) sentado,-a
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
in a sitting / at a single sitting de una sentada, de un tirón
sitting duck presa fácil, blanco seguro
to be sitting pretty estar bien situado,-a, estar en una posición aventajada
sitting member SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL miembro nombre masulino o femenino activo,-a
sitting room SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL sala de estar, salón nombre masculino, living nombre masculino
sitting target blanco fácil
sitting tenant inquilino,-a (con derecho a propiedad)
sitting
adj.
• sentado, -a adj.
n.
• asentada s.f.
• nidada s.f.
• sentada s.f.
• sesión s.f.
'sɪtɪŋ
noun
a) (for meal etc) turno m

I watched three movies at o in a single sitting — vi tres películas de una sentada or de un tirón (fam)

b) (of committee, parliament) sesión f
c) (for painter, photographer) sesión f
['sɪtɪŋ]
1. N
1) (=session) (Pol , Art etc) sesión f ; (in canteen) turno m

second sitting for lunch — segundo turno de comedor

to eat it all at one sitting — comérselo todo de una sentada

to read a book in one sitting — leer un libro de un tirón

2) (Zool) [of eggs] nidada f
2.
ADJ (also: sitting down) sentado

a sitting bird — una ave que está posada or inmóvil

a sitting hen — una gallina clueca

3.
CPD

sitting duck * N — (fig) blanco m facilísimo

sitting member N — miembro mf actual or en funciones

sitting room N — (=living room) sala f , cuarto m de estar, salón m , living m (LAm) (=space)

sitting and standing room — sitio m para sentarse y para estar de pie

sitting target N — objetivo m fácil

sitting tenant N — inquilino(-a) m / f en posesión

* * *
['sɪtɪŋ]
noun
a) (for meal etc) turno m

I watched three movies at o in a single sitting — vi tres películas de una sentada or de un tirón (fam)

b) (of committee, parliament) sesión f
c) (for painter, photographer) sesión f

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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